LaWRy's WoRLd

Recently my bank offered to refinance my property loan … with nothing to lose, I agreed. Then came the process where they wanted me to submit all my documents to assess my ability to pay … I was pissed as I was not switching bank and my monthly instalment would be lower after the refinancing … and if I had never defaulted any of my repayment with my current loan, how could I not be able to afford to pay a lower repayment sum?

Unable to overcome the stupidity, even though I knew it was procedure, I told my banker that I would simply take the loan somewhere else since it was so troublesome to go though the refinancing … and the next day, my loan approved!!!

I love birds and definitely don’t mind keeping them as pets.  When I first designed the house, I have included a mini aviary in the first draft design but was strongly vetoed.  Then this woodpecker found its way into my home … so almost immediately, I planned to keep it.  However, a poll over facebook only garnered one support, so back to nature she went.

Not too long later, my prince made me an almost irresistible proposal of trading his Nintendo DS for a toy dog.  After going through with him the duties and heavy responsibility that would burden him for at least the next few years, he maintained his stance.  Moreover, he had always loved dogs and had wanted one puppy ever since he knew what a dog is!

My family had argued that we already had 2 dogs at home and he had not been playing with them as much lately.  He justified that both were too big and he would topple when they pounced on him … it sounded reasonable enuf, at least to me … So I searched through my usual contacts for adoption and found one … not really a puppy but look puppy enuf.  I explained to him that with a grown dog, it would be easier to establish its temperament and habits …

And when I polled it over facebook, everyone supported it … unlike the poor response I got for the woodpecker … so it became part of the family …

We noticed that our plants were not as healthy as before … many were uprooted, frail, and dying even though there was no shortage of fertilizers, water and sunlight.  My prince even told me that our garden was unsightly … that was when I decided to revamp it.

But when I started operation replanting, I realized that there were thick long roots running under the plants, some were zigzagging across the garden.  Tracing them, they seemed to lead to the tall plant next to our divider wall … hmmm …

With much effort, sweat, blood and exhaustion, I managed to unplug most of the roots and replanted my entire garden …

Sent my car for servicing and saw it sitting prettily alone … and was informed that it was not for sale …

“I’m sure every car in the showroom is for sale,” I commented.

It was really not listed, thus no price was tagged to it … they then verified with their management who, expectedly, agreed to the sale.  They checked, double-checked, and even tripe-checked that I was ok with the colours … that I would be willing to take it the way it was …

“Of cos … that’s precisely the reason I wanted it …”

Some frens had remarked thereafter that I should asked for a fee since I am providing free advertisement; and that I might enjoy VIP treatment at the French embassy or during their events …

I have never been interested in such sports … I don’t even know who’s who.  However, a colleague suggested going a way of experiencing it free …

She tried calling to book a restaurant overseeing the tracks and was turned down.  Another also called the same restaurant and was turned away too.  Both ended up in other restaurants which might not have provided the best view.

I thought it was a pretty good idea for the whole family to go have a feel, so I called the same restaurant, without realizing my colleagues’ negative encounters.  Surprisingly, the restaurant not only allowed me to reserve a table, waiving the need for a deposit; they provided me with a car label so that I could drive in and park right there.  They even volunteered a second car label for the following day!

On the day itself, there were times when the windows were crowded by other patrons and the captain came forward to direct them away; and strangely, she apologized to me for the disturbance even though there were other patrons who had tables near the windows.  I was embarrassed as I felt that others might thought I had complained against them.  Anyway, my queen pondered if we should be there annually as she totally enjoyed the experience.

I thought it is a new model carried by the parallel importers ... thinking it is a crossover or more powerful SUV.  However, it turns out that it is the hatchback version of the new 5 series ... though the car does not look as if its trunk has been cut off; and it looks fatter and fiercer. 

Australian baby orphaned by car crash dies

Was at the open car park opposite LTA the other day … witnessed this tai tai driving a merc E200 came by, parking her car next to mine.  She alighted and in her hand was a white maltese, if I had not mistaken.  She crossed the road and went into LTA … I knew for sure that she would be refused entry with the dog in her hand; and true enuf, she turned back at the door.  Next, she left the dog in her car, only leaving a one centimeter gap at the left rear windows and proceeded back to LTA.  The poor dog barked continuously in the car until she returned about 15 minutes later.  Not was she insensitive for trying to bring a dog into a public office space, she was also inconsiderate towards man’s best fren by leaving it alone baking in the car under the afternoon sun …

Never expected that one can get sunburn on the scalp … and I mean a scalp still with hair ...

Recently, I was at the beach under the bright sunny Singapore sun for a day … and it was the first time I felt that my scalp had a stinging sensation thereafter.  I thot nothing of it … but a week later, I found some flakes among my hair.  Initially, I thot it was dandruff but I do not have the problem … then again, I did not cross out the possibility.  However, on closer scrutiny on the pieces, I realized that it was layers of skin, just like those thin layers of skin that you can peel off after you got sunburned. 

Maybe my hair is thinning out faster than I thot … and I probably need to apply sunblock on my scalp next time!

Indonesia announced recently that they are going to implement a new law whereby it will be illegal for mothers not to breastfeed their babies for more than 6 months …

One of our twins announced to his best fren in class that we were heading to the beach on the day of our country’s birthday; the fren showed his interests to tag along and the twin agreed.  We thot it was just a casual conversation between two 8 years old … the most we thot, the boy’s family would come along.  To our surprise, the boy’s parents agreed for the boy to join us at the beach but … they were not planning to come along.  And since we planned to leave our place pretty early, they decided to send the boy over, the afternoon before so that he could have dinner with us, sleep early and headed for the beach the next morning.

The next morning, it rained heavily … we thot our plan for an outing was dashed; but fortunately, the rain stopped in less than half an hour time … so off we went and had a awesome picnic by the beach …

When we were heading back, the boy called his parents and was told that we could send him to his grandparents’ place anytime before 6.30pm … they did not even plan to pick him up! 

Hmmm … I wondered if I could display the same bo-chap attitude towards my kids …   

Maybe it is true that they prolonged his life for a reason … they must have known that his brain was dead all along … but in order to make it easier for them to accept the fact that he would be gone, they artificially kept his entire body going … as the days past, they leaked out information slowly, piece by piece … they promised meeting after meeting, but none materialized.  They were just buying time as they knew that the body could only hold out for this long … gradually, the family came to terms that he was gone … and when everything halted, they were at peace …

Din realize that Mercedes launched a new model … I can understand people who use counterfeits as they still look like the real thing … but this … faintz …

Was totally in a dilemma whether to get one … especially with the many bad reviews on the web … then my queen sealed my decision by declaring it to be my birthday present … though my birthday is still months away … but who cares … I went down and in about an hour, brought one back.

So far, the feel is good and I am not regretting … though there are times when the signal bars slide down, I continue to be able to make my calls …  Next I will need to apply for the free bumper and probably join a queue again … but frankly speaking, I prefer it raw …

It strikes again … my mum’s brother, my mum’s brother-in-law, my mum’s sister, my dad, my dad’s brother-in-law … now my father-in-law’s brother is the latest victim …

Apparently, he was not feeling well the day before, but stubborn as he was, he decided to wait until his son’s return, but it was already the next morning.  They made it to the nearest clinic, but after a while, he collapsed … his heart stopped and CPR was applied.  Due to the morning peak, the time taken for the ambulance to reach the clinic and to ferry him to the hospital took almost an hour … and throughout the journey, they kept his heart pumping manually ...

At the hospital, they found that his 3 arteries were blocked … they managed to put in a stem and got his heart going again.  However, from the time he collapsed, he remained in a coma.  When I was informed, I knew that the chances were slim … as no brain would be able to go without oxygen for so long … in fact, other than his pumping heart, he was not even breathing anymore … the lungs kept going by another machine … but everyone remained hopeful.

72 hours … that’s the time given by the doctors … they said that he is likely to have suffered severe brain damage due to the long stoppage of the heart.  In 72 hours, they will scan his brain for any activities, but they are not hopeful.  I wonder then … why did they save him and hook him up onto all the machines in the first place when they are fully aware that his heart has stopped pumping for so long … thereby giving hope to the family, waste resources … then take everything away???

When he was here, he had a cultural shock as it was a totally different experience … work-life balance, comfortable pace, awesome boss … but … there’s always a but … sigh … more paper work.  He can write … but the subject involved is not anyone’s favourite topic.  Moreover, the bosses were adding on to his portfolio and expecting more … but he had no interest to take it on.  So he looked elsewhere … and sadly, he would be gone by the mid of the month … to a place I do not think will be any better from his past … then again, I remain hopeful it will be …